PISA 2015 Results (Volume I)

Excellence and Equity in Education

The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) examines not just
what students know in science, reading and mathematics, but what they can do with
what they know. Results from PISA show educators and policy makers the quality and
equity of learning outcomes achieved elsewhere, and allow them to learn from the policies
and practices applied in other countries. PISA 2015 Results (Volume I): Excellence
and Equity in Education, is one of five volumes that present the results of the
PISA 2015 survey, the sixth round of the triennial assessment. It summarises student
performance in science, reading and mathematics, and defines and measures equity in
education. It focuses on students’ attitudes towards learning science, including their
expectations of working in science-related careers. The volume also discusses how
performance and equity have evolved across PISA-participating countries and economies
over recent years.